Christmas Time Is Here!

After attending a few different Christmas parties and watching all the TV Christmas specials we could, we were finally ready to pack up the car and head to Iowa.  We stayed at Aunt Lisa and Uncle Bouck's house with the Notz family, which gave us lots of time to relax and play.  We celebrated Christmas lots of different times...first with Papa Ronnie, Vickie, Grandma Gwen and Duke and Lynn, then with Grandma Brenda and Papa John, then again with the Rubel family, and finally, with Santa gifts.  Needless to say, it was a busy trip!  And Miss Kate made out like a bandit!

-- I should have stayed in bed! --

-- Action shot of Max doing a header! --

-- Reading with Daddy --

-- Wrapping paper wars --

-- Dressed up like a member of the Claus family --

-- Snug as a bug for our trip to Grandmas --

-- Catching a quick snooze in the car --

-- Christmas at Grandma and Papa's --

-- Wearing Max's hat --

-- It looks a little better on him though! --

-- Kye opens his gifts --

-- Papa and Cesar --

-- Copper makes sure everyone cleans up their wrapping paper --

-- Wearing a bow --

-- Missing a bow! --

-- Reading my new book --

-- Bundled up and ready to head back to Aunt Lisa's --

-- Christmas Eve! --

-- Catching Grandma --

-- Opening gifts from the Marcus family --

-- Ready to help in the kitchen on Christmas morning --

-- Brushing our teeth --

-- Giving Copper a Christmas hug --

-- Santa brought Kye a train--and he let me ride on it!! --

-- Opening our Santa gifts --

-- Santa brought me a stacker train... --

-- And another gift! --

-- Working on rebuilding my train --

-- Taking a break to read my new book --

-- Back home in Belleville where Santa left our stockings --

-- Copper is pooped from our trip! --